Beef Stew With Horseradish Dumplings Recipes

MOM'S HEARTY BEEF STEW WITH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until the oil is shimmering, and place the onion and beef into the hot oil. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the steak seasoning, stir the meat and onions well, and sprinkle with 1 more teaspoon of seasoning. Add the celery, and cook and stir until the meat is browned, about 10 minutes.
• Pour in 2 cups of water to just cover the meat, onion, and celery, bring to a boil, and stir and scrape the browned bits of flavor from the bottom of the pan. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until the beef is very tender, about 2 hours. Remove the meat and celery pieces from the pan, set the meat aside, and discard the celery.
• In a bowl, whisk together the gravy mix with 4 cups of water. Add the mixture to the juices in the pot, bring to a boil, and stir the meat back into the gravy mixture. Stir in the turnip and carrots, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the potatoes, cover, and simmer an additional 20 minutes.
• To make dumplings, mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Cut the shortening into the flour mixture with a pastry cutter or two knives until the mixture looks crumbly. Pour in the milk, and lightly stir the mixture just until it combines to form a dough.
• Remove 2 cups of gravy from the pot, and reserve. Drop the dumplings by heaping tablespoon onto the meat and vegetables in the pot, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Do not peek until the time is up. Pour the reserved gravy back over the dumplings, stir lightly, and serve.

BEEF AND GUINESS STEW WITH HORSERADISH DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Marinate the beef overnight in half of the Guinness and the bay leaves.
• The next day, drain the beef, keeping the marinade. Pat the mat dry and season it.
• Heat the lard or oil in a heavy-based pan. In two batches, fry the meat on all sides on a high heat for 5 minutes. Add more fat if necessary between batches.
• When the second lot of beef has been lifted out of the pan, throw in the onion and carrot. Once softened, put the beef back in and add the marinade, remaining Guinness, 600ml of stock, Worcestershire sauce, and then season.
• Bring to the boil, skim and turn the heat down low. The stew should be steaming but not boiling. Leave it like this for 2-2 1/2 hours.
• For the dumplings, compensate with more of one type of horseradish if you can't find both. Mix everything together (adding only half the parsley) in a bowl with a splash of water to form a firm dough. Divide into 8 balls.
• Once the stew has had its cooking time, check to see if the meat is beginning to soften. As long as it is, add the remaining stock. Don't adjust the heat. When it has warmed up, submerge the dumplings.
• Cover the pan, keeping the heat low, and leave it for another 30 minutes before serving with the rest of the chopped parsley.